Agricultural implement.



PATENTED NOV. 277, 190B.

W. L. & W. A. PAUL. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT.

APPLICATION FILED APR.27, 1905. Y

SHEETS-SHEET 2.

PATENTED NOV. 27, 1906.

W. LI n W. A. PAUL. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMBNT.

APPLICATION FILED APR.27,1905.

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W. L. & W. A. PAUL. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT.

APPLIOATION HLED APB. 27,1905.

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PATENTED NOV. .27, 1906. W. L. n W. A. PAUL. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT.

APPLITION FILED APE.27,1905.'

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PATENTE) NOV. 27, 1906 W. L. @L W. PAUL. v GRUULTURAL IMLEMENT. AYPLIOATION' HLM) Am. 2?, 1905.

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wwf/ML x r @nl Speciica'ton of Application .'led April 27, i905. Serial No. 25 7,725.

Z4 25, ss shown in Figs. 2 and t opposite ends disposed pivots Finney in the, countv of 3. Smil pivots are owned s,

l', o1 il Stats olf Aillinois, have inovcmcnts ss lsstl posed of transverse 8, the lofns and 28 of sposcd and secured adja e haine. ogother fte? the th 8 are secured t s 2Q 30, arranged s Wn in Fig.

1e iiiznnc of thc machins, which slimvn in l1 L?, is com angle-irons 26, 27, and 2 boing oppositcly (li cent to cach other at the scsi' o? Said bars 25, 27, and 2 of las.

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the foloclng lmil o cnltiv )plied to ipx' of which fonc@ l .lo sgicultm'sl imi ons of till manner of li l the onion of the of scid, 6. in place at t hi kots 5 3. ln-

ble pivbars (1S glc-iron L! l b vci" suits. ng

pairs ot poles 3i 32, the rear on scoured to the an :irc hold 28 by sleeves 3 said joms by 6, as best shown in iccs shown any oth employed. foi" secuii 5min@ o thc machine.

forward n sie soc'urcd polos losing The pivots 211 25 cnds ol: 'the bars 27 :am socui'wl iio th( and braces 3 of the (lov moans may bo ots 2% 25 to tl povid c 1'; hout by s. Acli ne f am* bc lo i? 57 indicates shields foi' so to provide re c lloc .d wit of d g the weight e rests on tlio s iol s cal; 8o y bc line sin- ing the axlest oi* bein" t.

l1 cls upon Vsrti ed they ma s angle with the of draft of the machine. to change. the direction ot ln ordor to an .min .said ism and cause them 8 pm tect lie oscrib Tes/tsl" o1" los .i l al sleeves and S4, so tlm `lie, immo ol.E the machin 'Ling the .f

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wheels in parallel vo togctlicl', mns 38 spindlos :l fof tho 5y nioun pwots in swuno travel of tho machine.

gangs v.' o the lso involves ot tion illusti'st lic inoclmnisn of t'n'c drswin L the v l moinoc themselves, and im invention s thc con-s ..51 Mn ci L v, nl@

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lie 9o Sold Ec connecteds of which src this 9 5 said s.;

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5, 't over the v. list the C compelled. t or convenience the 39 are provided at' to f1 d s is eno'.

connect @nds of the pivots 24 2 y arranged of saidv pivots, .so t

by nuts 4G, scrc upper ends tlici'eot, ss shown arms extend zssiwsrclly an l ecting-md @l tl y connects-lil with the s 4121, as shown in lli said wheels ae pivotal' to ino the uppcf oclug piofomol por ends socuiod in @lac oy o conn knuckle means gotlicr.

I '-tl is pref oi' .nor and also machins.

Fig; C. 1s s front D on on lin/c 3 3 oi Fig'. lino 3 3 pls-n vili-,v illus- .uszing pan-s liiV ioclb gnntly in scc- 7 s, 7 7 ol' Fig.V 5.

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tlm olf s i i l in two parts connected y made s are screwed into the tion on line 8 8 eral) lohn! illnstrm'ing thou?- togctl'icr, and its ond tested. placed m pei-- ting the wheels for the purpose s indicates the scat-bar, which liy of the fi'amecnclvls nomiallv E .l o conncc ',cd scction o contrae.

rtisl section on lino l' is sn @nim pendiculasfl to the anvle-irons 27 28, composing therear portion o1 the frame, as shown in Figs. 2 and 12'. The seat-.bar 42 is mounted between its ends -upon apivot d3, carried by a plate 44, which is secured to the under sides ofthe angie-irons 27 28, as best shown in Fig. 12, so that said seatbar,is free to Swingin a horizontal plane upon its pivot.'

45 indicates the seat carried end ofthe seat-bar.

to indicates a brace which extends from the rear portion of the seat-bar to an upright 47, to which it is pivotallysecured by a bolt 48, as shown in Fig. 12.

i9 50 indicate braces extenda from'the bars 3G to the u right 47, being a. so secured thereto by the oit 1&8, as shown in Figs. 2 and 12. The ,upright t7 is secured to the angie-iron 27, from which it rises, by a bolt 5i, as shown in Fig. l2. Said'parts e6, 49, and serve to brace the. intermediate por.- tion .of the frame and the rear portion of the seat-bar. j

The connecting-rod t1 is secured to the seavbar d2 bach of thev pivot 43, as shown in Fig. 12, by anysuitable means, preferably by extending the endof one member of said rod down through a suitabie perforation in the seat-bar, arlshown at 52 in Figs. 6 and' l2. Any other suitabie means may, however, be employed to pivote-ily secure the connectingrod 41 with the seat-bar in such manner that when the rear portion ofthe seat-bar is moved to the right or left it carries with it the conat the rear nesting-rod, and consequently moves the rear portions of the wheels. in the same direction. The-object ofthis construction is te cause the wheels to turn, so as to direct the machine-to the side opposite that to which the seat moves. For example, when the seat is moved to the right the wheels are turned to causa the ma chine to run to the left, and vice versa.

l 53 5e indicate-arches at opposite ends of the frame, With which the cultivator-gangs are connected. Said arches are alike and carry' similar rangs, sothat it will be neces-4 sary to descri e in? detail only the construo tion and arrangement of a single arch. it being.

understood that theother is similar to it.

As. best shown in Figs. 3 and 8, the central portion ofeach-areh is itted in a suitable inverted U-shaped guide 55, carried at, the

rear of the a propriete pole, as 31, so that the arch is a a ted to -move transversely of the pole. 'Furt ermore, as shown in Fig. 4, each arch is provided Aat its ends With pipe boxes or sleeves' 57 to which are connected o positely-arranged gan s 58 59, having s oveis 60 or other' suita le cultivating or urrotv-openmg devices, Said gangs are held rigidly against lateral movementrelavtively to their res estive arches, but may swing vertically, t ie sleeves 56 57 turning upon the ends ofv the arches. 6l 6 2 indicate strut-bars or links which at the rear are pivspring 7 3 edlysecured to a otally connected with the angle-'iron 28, as shownat connected with the opposite ends of each' arch 53, as shown at 6 in Fig.` The strut-bars 61 62 of each arc are inclined rel# atively to each other, their forward ends being farther apart` than their rear ends, as shown in Fig. 2. When the arch is moved laterally, therefore, said bars act to adjust the arch angularly with reference to the frame of the machine so as to keep it in substantially constant an ular relation to the line of draft, thereby eeping the furrovw openers at ri ht angles with the work.

As will be ereinafter explained, whenever the wheels are turned to alter the line of movement ofv the machine the arches are shifted laterally`in the same direction. lt

63 64 in Fig. 2, and at the front are will be seen, therefore,that immediately upon the shifting of the Wheels the shovels are ad-v justed to assume a position at right angles to the new line of draft, thereby maintaining their efficiency, 'and this is true Whether'the wheels bc shifted in one direction. or the other.

The two gangs connected with each arch may be vertical y adjusted to ether, or independently) b y means of mec anism which e es 'will new cribed.

67 indicates a rock-shaft mounted insuit- 9 5 able bearings 68 69, carried by the bars 29 30,l respectively, as shown in Fig. 2. V

7 0 indicates an arm secured near the outer end of the shaft 67 preferably by a set-screw` 71 and extending forwardl therefrom. The forward end of said arm 1s connected by a connecting-rod 72 with the rear portion of roc the gang 58,.as shown in Fig. 2, a presserbeing provided on the rod 72 to press the shovels down on the ground sufliciently to complnsate for the pressure of the drivers feet w `ch are applied to the inner gangs, as hereinafter described.

' As shown in Fig. 2, the rock-shaft 67 is i squared or otherwise made non-circular in cross-section, and the arm 70 is fitted upon it so that it rocks therewith. when the shaft 67 is rocked the rear of the gang 58 may be raised :or The gang 58 chine is similarly connected up, responding .parts are The shafts 67 are rocked by means of levers 74, each of which, asbest shown in Fig. 10, is

ortions owered and thecorprovided with a sleeve 75, which fits upon the shaft 67 and rocks therewith. The outer surface of said sleeve is circular in cross-section, and mounted upon 'it is a. segmental rack 7 6, adapted to be engaged by the usual springactuated dog 77, mounted on the lever .74, as shown-in Figs. 9 and 10; The rack 7,6

is normally held against rotation upon the eeve 75 by reason of the fact that 1t is fixlever 7 8, arranged adjacent to and parallel with the lever 74. rlhis is at the .opposite end of lthe ma- Consequently i similarly .g numbered. y

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'Y 1 scriptiun than by leleasmb accomplished by pzvdng' the mak 76 with I parallel Bauges 723 78h, which merli@ tlm sida edges of tle lever 7255, forming u. sm of pock wllcn recevQs the @ml of maid lvvr. Tlm l lever is sec-Hell by bols 0i' Uilm? sulmlnlz means to 'the rack, and tl paris are llwrulw I'i'aedly Secured togetlmr. The la vr '.78

l bracket S, which rigidly secured by bf. le' -mf tlm. imwmufgnt nl 3 82 of other suitable nwsms lo lll@ uur El), :Ls him l 'Vlwn ille mf-1s shown in Figs i) and lll. Thi mail; H0 han, f ill@ s '.-l'uu llt@ Pluis lrcld ugmm mm'wucnl' wl en the# l w mim: p imi. 7S is locked thermo it holds the Segmvn y wuwrnul.

zeleasing the dog 7 by moans 0f film usual hand-lm@ 53, shawls. in the m L7 may 'oclf: independently of the l lthereby msng 0;.' lowmlng ille out@ This anmlgement i@ provided al. @wh the nmclne.

The level 72% contra-ls ille indcpcnem mi y mi" Q5 v he. thfm'u for'- .ing und lovmingkfxl" h@ inner .w (i 0l" drawn bar tlmr. zllfe'eby making lever being provided will. a. i ll@ .w il 92 :1L-.mr A. svgjnftu .Luns m commes/ted by a comming, rlzl nml s; wirf-:i u (lng '100 man 5m)- Witll. ille V l lmflimg ivm? 95% in. its dillveu mld inne? gang 7.() the lavar 7l?) z'imy be FQ of the shaft 67, awreby mi. the Corresponding inner gang' By leaving he clog inl and almsug the dog im employed to rock the .shaft 67,

To assist in 'lhs opemlun of when the gang 5d o? bath raised, :L spying 87' 's pmvfied, Y and of whirl). is; @Unnamed to tl.; 26 or Olc Suitable fixed Sup rear and 111-; comilscec. with a. l\ ing remmx L .Ws tlm.

urosslnmul und all the parallelo www lx@ adjusted al. any ivn l Hownen lf-le sew-lun* f. le wr 9S; buty @his in dans m d to nim/e @he tu wille?. l 4

. seiime. of pendent rods con- )pser ms; la@ 'n from'. angl@- .ir lower @uds with the fm.-

..-u-lafs or link@ @l 52, im

drivel". As als@ die?" gangs: 59 are poviflf form of loups 852! to 1 .iw they pwvlde 'forv ll opel'atim @il meclnmism, v hereinafer dass? As sllo'wu in F A md l? trl und 54 are held proper dsan r. stra-ps Q0 91, connected. M lll.' mier en p 1' the said arches, esxpectvely, l nimiff .iw

vor other obstructions.

ment ofthe gangs doos not, however, alter' the distance between them, for reasons heretofore given g' but they may be so adjustedl instantly 'by operatingthe lever 98.

shown in Fig. Said rods serve to support the -liront ends of the gangs and also brace the parts 61 62.

Theoperation of the implement is as follows: With the parts inthe positionishown in Fig. 2 the machine is intended to move directly torv'vardly, thev seat-bar 42 being then perpendicular yto the frame. When the operator wishes to turn the machine to the right, for example, hepresses to the right with his feet on the inner ga g 59, thereby swinging theseat-bar so as to t row the seat to the left and the arches to the right. At the saine time the wheels are correspondingly turned through the connectionl of the seatbar with. the oonnectingfod 4i. This operation also laterally swings the arches relatively to the frame,`so as to carry the shovels intov the newline of movement, this'being effected by means oiv the parts 61 62. By thus adjusting the shovels simultaneously with the wheels the gangs are always parallel with the draft and the shojvels are therefore kept at right angles with thework, so that they are'maintain'ed at their `lull eii'ciency, always cutting the lull width and leaving no un plowed ground, and, besides, they may be shifted laterally'very quickly to avoid stumps The lateral adjust- The . links 6l @Zare irriportant in connection with shifting is accomplished by the both the simultaneous lateral shifting of the .arches and their separatemovement laterally,

since such parts serve to support the forward portions ot the gangs and cause thorn. to ino've smoothly. The placing of the drivers seat on the lever or seat-bar, by which the'lateral shifting of thegangs and the turning of the wheels is ellcctedis also of great importance, since it permits the driver to usel his strength to the greatest advantage.

lt will be noted that by means ol. the lever or seat-barV power is applied to the forward i ends of the gangs, while the rear ends of the inner gangs receive the direct thrust of the drivers ieet, so that power is applied/at the rear as well as at the front ends of the gangs,

' and consequently they maybe moved laterally very quickly, 'making it easy Jfor the operator to dodge obstacles.

use of his feet and legs hishands are left free to guide the team or 'to operate` the diiierent levers, as may be desired. l

lf it be desired to raise oi' lower both'gangs ot eitlierpoir at the saine time, it may be accomplished by means ollfthe lever 7S without unlocking the lever 74, or the inner gangs only may he raised or lowered: by means of the lever 78, the lever 74 being unlocked. Also the outer gangs may be raised or lowered independently by means oi the levers 74.

Moreover, as the to the frame to change port, aseat We have now described with great particularity the specific embodiment of our invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings; but we wish it to be understood that in doing so it has not been our intention to restrict ourselves to the specific construction illustrated and described, except in so far as suoli features are particularly claimed. So far as the broader claims are concerned they are to be construed generically.

That which we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. An agricultural implement having a frame, wheels movable angularly relatively to the frame to vchange the line of travel of the machine, a laterallyenovable seat-sup port, and intermediate iiifechanism actuated by lateral movement of said seat-support for ysimultaneously moving the wheels and seatsupport in the same directionfy 2. An agricultural implement having `a frame, wheels movable angularly relatively the line of travel of the machine, a laterallysmovable seat-sup carried thereby, and intermediate mechanism actuated by lateral movement -of said seat-support and acting to angularly adjust the .wheels and simultaneously move the seat in the same direction as the adjacent portions of the wheels, whereby the position of the seat with relation to the line o'travel of the machine is maintained.

3. An agricultural implement having a frame, wheels movable angularly relatively to the frame to change the line of travel of the machine, a seat-support pivotally mounted and intermediate mechanlateral movement of said to swing laterally, ism actuated by `seat-support for simultaneously movin "the wheels and Seatsupport in the same 'irection.

4. An agricultural implement, having a frame, Wheels ha ving verticalpivots whereby the wheels may be adjusted angularly relatively to theframe, a laterally-movableseatsupport, and means for automaticallyadliusting said wheels when said seat-support is moved laterally. y r l,

5. An agricultural implement, having a frame, wheels movable singularly relatively to the frame, a pivotallysnounted seatsupport adapted to swing laterally, and means orautomatically adjusting said wheels angularly simultaneously lwith and similarly to the lateral movement of the seat-support.e

6. An agricultural` implement having a 4frame, wheels movable angularly relatively to the frame, a seat-support pivotally mounted to swing laterally, and means' 'connected with said wheels and with tliev sejelt-support back of its pivot for causing said'wheels to turn with the seat-support. Y

7. An agricultural implementI having av frame, wheels movable angularly'relatively to the frame to change the line of travel of ngly adjusting suppmt in tlm th@ machine, a later.,llgmofahle Seaiiwup port, one m' more umom openers, nte-Kme ment of said smit-sup Wheels, and means ac't'ated lm* lateml movel ment of the satuY pm for mr'espomh wnpenfs. 8. .fm1 cultual implement having a, flame, wheels movable singularly relatively port, @ne or mom laemlly-ligid @pellen gangs, mtmmedmt meel, am atedv Al. gxoultuml implement, having s; fmme, whels .movable angulmly relalv'ejy to lle mm, zz laterally-mov@ le SQ; 1 port, means for automatically Wheels when said seat-suppor moved .la-t` smily, urrovopsners, and. insane; com ing said urrovfwops with the .ifm'w pton of will seal; mom.

meclately if. swing lat l idly, zo lng said Wllels wh :will A of the pivot thereof, urzo' Winners, Ad meims connecting said furrow-opmars Wlh slcl Seat suppor llmvfml of the pivot tllel'eof.-

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l@ tlm m @aus thereof, means actuated by the operation of; ll tor-arches connected. with saidseet-support l said lever for moving said furrow-openeis in conformity with the adjustment of the wheels and means for holding said furrowopeners in substantially constant angnlar relation to the'line ofdraft.Y

20. An agricultural implement, frame, wheels movable angularly relatively to the frame, a lever pivotally mounted intermediatel to swing laterally, means connecting sai wheels with said lever at one side y of the pivot thereof, arches connected with the said lever at the opposite side of the pivot thereof, furrow-openers connected with said arches, and means actu ated by the operation of said lever for shifting said arches.

21. An agricultural implement, having a frame, wheels movable angularly relatively to the frame, a ,lever pivotally mounted intermediately to swing laterally, means con-- v' necting said wheels with said lever at one side ofi the pivot thereof., arches connected with said lever at the opposite side of the pivot thereof links connected with the end portions of said arches and with said frame, and cultivating devices connected with the end portions of said arches. f

22. vAn agricultural implem.ent,having a frame, wheels movable angularly relatively to the frame, a seat-support pivotally mounted intermediatelyto swing laterally, means said arches.'

connectingI said wheels with said seat-snpport at the rear of the pivot thereof, cultivator-arches connected Awith said seat-support forward of the pivot thereof, and laterally-rigid cultivating-gangs connected with 423. An agricultural implement, having a frame, wheels movable angularlyrelatively to thev frame, a seat-support pivotally mounted intermediately to swing laterally, means connecting-said wheels with said seat-supy port at the rear of the pivot thereof, cultivating-gangs fconnected with said arches.

vator-arches connected with said seat-sun port forward of the pivot thereof, links connected with theend portions of said archesl and with said frame, and laterally-rigid culti-f 24. An agricultural implement, having a frame, wheels movable angular-ly relatively' to the fran'ie, a seat-support pivotally mounted intermediately to swing laterally, means "connecting said wheels with said seat-support at the rear of thel pivot thereof, cultipo'rt forward ofthe pivot thereof, laterally- ,z rigid cultivating-gangs connected with said arches, and means for raising and lowering the cultivating-gangs,

25. An agricultural implement, having a frame, vwheels movable angularly relatively to the frame, a seat-support pivotally mounted intermediately to swing laterally, means connecting said wheels with said seat-support attire rear' of the pivot thereof, cultivahaving a v forward of the pivot thereof links connected with the endv portions of said arches and with .said frame, laterally-rigid cultivatingfigan'gs connected Awith s'aid arches, and means forV raising and lowering the cultivating-gangs.

26. An agricultural implement, having a frame, wheels movable angularly relativelyv to the frame, a seat-support pivotally mounted intermediately toswing laterally, means, `conne `zting said wheels withv said seat-support at the rear of the pivot'thereof, cultivator-arches connected with said seat-support forward of the pivot thereof, laterally-rigid cultivating-gangs connected with said arches7 and means or adjusting said arches toward'.

,and from'each other.

27. An agricult'urall implement, having a frame, wheels movable angularly relatively to the fram e, a seat-support pivotally mount-` ed intermediatelyto swing laterally, iueans connecting said wheels with said seat-support at the rearcf the pivot thereof, cultivator-arches connected with said seat-support forward of the pivot thereof, links connected with the end portions of said arches and with said frame, laterally-rigid cultivating-gangs connected with said arches, and mea-ns for adiusting said arches toward and from -each' other.

28..,An agricultural implement, having* a fran'ie, wheels movable singularly relatively to the frame, a seat-supportpivotally mounted intermediately to swing laterally, means vconnecting said wheels with said seat-support atthe rear of the pivot thereof, cultivator-arches connected with said seat-support forward vof the pivot thereof, laterally-rigid cultivating-gangs connected with said arches, and pendent supports for said arches.

29An agricultural in'iplement, having a frame, wheels 'movable angularly relatively.

. to the frame, a seat-support pivotally mounted interlnerliatelyto swing laterally, means connecting said wheels 'with said seat-support at the rear of the/pivot thereof, cultii'fa-` tor-arches connected/with said seat-support forward of the pivot thereof, links connected with the end portions/of said arches-and with said frame, laterally-rigid cultivating-gangs connected with said arches, and pendent s'upports for said arches.

30. .An agricultural implement, having a frame, wheels movable angularly relatively vater-arches connected with said seat-sup-F to the frame, 'a seat-support,pivotally mount-` ved intermediately to swing laterally, means connecting' said wheels with said seat-support at the rear of the pivot thereof, cultiva- -torarches connected with said seat-support IOC IOS'

.Wheels with Seid. Selm-summit,

lamme, flieels movable engulerly relatively Lethal me)eseet-siippeipiveml' nel ed m swinff leefxeily, menne sonnes in d eiilgi www arches eomxeced with Seid see'-s'aipp0i lielelly-rigid eullrlvatemgangs eemleeeil Wit-l1 Seid welles.

33 Ae agrimilm'el implement, 'imm-ey wheels mevelile anguleily re Le *alle milie, eultivilte-meliee comme@ will?. seid fra-me, eulivLa ng dev, to sind Malles)1 a leve?, means Open.. single mevezgen; of said level" i: e e. Seid. Wheels and siiimla'geneeuely shifiing sail; arches laterally sind means i013 meis'iU sulistm'i'ielly eolie lie engulmi" of seid. arches te alie line ef draft Whe me ehiicle leteifilljf.

All egiieultuiel implement fre-.Inet Wiles-ils m imitej plum eb,iiibal's @enne smid welles with me, eulivror-g y connected with Smil @relies and li-elfl iixedly :ieainsi limsi-al movement "lv th ineens for siimiltzmeousl" mlklusamg said Wheels ei'igulerly, mid ineens 'lef aurome'tieelljf maintaining subeteniielly @existent lle angular ielation of saiil welles end seid gauge lelativeljf te 'elle line dirait.

A35. An agricultural implement, having a frame, wheels movable Migulely relzitivelv to the freine, a, l /I pivotallv eeiliieetecl lmtween its ends Wi e, means conf meeting said vflieele Wil'i Seid lever at one side of the-nivel. theieof, cuibivwmiimclzes l. y? connected "vvili level at glie epposlte 51de of lie pivo linie/ui, cultivating ences Connected l wili Seid arches, and lime eenneeling @relies with lle ira-me.

implement, the ien. iframe, a tliuieliiy Gulli veiling vieee, e sealsuppext eiveied inter meeiel-ely lo l miltivmer- :welles eonneeesl wi'l'i s fleet-support, s, plurality 0l @ulivebe-ge, een each of enm'levers lifi'eg Smil ei'lie sepei-imv ecc egge'llieiif inne pen( enlljy f e elle p05 lon of :ea-ill gel'lgs reletiveljv i0 *me Emme.

37. All tiglieiilvui'el in'lpieinen'having frame, Wheels lim-velde emgulflil in 'the frame, e see". 'l mn-w'iaeljf to SW1- n lijf seid Seel-slipped "m" naming me@ by .move

Si? Au 'egieultuiel implementlieviilg e fi ile, leve veeelly monili l. inteme'i iieljy' "i .le'l-eie-lly, uweiwepeiies emilever end mmnged te be -ij ev lie @pei-@lien liei'eol, miep-'teil no epemeil ini mevemeiii: of eeifi first-mener eig'usling seid Mirow-openers ein eeel'i ether.

eultm'zil implement lie-ving e pive'elly mounted intermeffilng lziemllgf, fmi'eW-openers Con-- wila? level* and elmnged te be meile-il la'sseielly lay tlie opera-tion thereof, e-eeewl lever @mine-cmd with said firstu le-iaw-eners fie agricultural implement, having e y a pivetelly mounted intermedife swing leiemlly, lirrovopeneis, a emes-heed pivetally @eerie/d by said lever', @nml Connecting :said furrow-openers with ille end pori/iene el said cross-head.

le zlgfieulluiel implement, having e. mamey e 'l "ei pivetelljv mounted interme: i.-

ly so ltieially, mueve-openers, :i emes-1.19m eeriefl by seid level', means coiliiim'mv @neuere with tlie enval perm'ens of seid (arose-head, and means inde pendent oi mevemfm; el said lever for swinging; snifl eiessJeed 'lo very ,istenee lie" tween :will furow-epenere.

4?. All ngiieulwml implemeilli, lievil'ig e frame, a lever i ivotlilly mounted iiitermeeji lately to swing' lgl'allv, furrow-openers coilneeted with seid leve` t one side ef the pivot thereof, and ineens foi maintaining eonsbent the distance between saisi furiovf-epeners when snifl level` is swung laterally.

'Jl-3, An agricultural implement, having e frame, a lever pivumllv meunte iniemeii e-uely te swing l'aem ljv, alclies willi Sal lever al; one side of the pivot thereef, furrow openers connected with said arches, and mea-ns for nminmining eonstaa the diemuee between said @relies when eai'rl lever is swung letemll An ng'rieultwfalyiriiplemeit,` lmving ai freine, e lever iivotelly mounted intermefi- :itely to Swing laterally, furrowwpeneie een neeted with seid lever iii one side oi' me pivet heieel", ineens for maintaining constant J:alle distance between seid fuiifwv-openeis when seid leveie swung laterally, am?, meen@ foi adjusting seid furie'ff-epeners tov/evil and lzom each other.

45. All iiglieulmlil implemeng, having e l'ianw, i lever pivemlly' mounted intermedietely to ming laterally, erf-,lus eonneelell with said, lever ai; wie sidi, lille pivot thereof, iuil'ow openers fienile-ated Willi said lie. e 1

,er welles, meeme ler nmimeiii'ug eenstmi alle connected A distance between said archeswhen said lever is swung laterally, and means for adjusting said arches toward and from cach other.`

46, An agricultural implement, having a frame, a lever pivotally mounted intermediately to swing laterally, a cross-head carried lbysaid lever, furrow-openers connected with ,the end portions of said cross-head, a laterally-projecting arm carried by said cross-head, a swinging arm, a link connecting said arms, and means for holding said swinging arm in Jlillerent positions of adjustment.

47. An agriciiftural implement, having a frame, a lever pivotally mounted intermediately to swing laterally, a cross-head carried by said lever, furrow-olieners connected with the end portions ol .said cross-head, a laterally-projecting arm carried by said crosshead, a swinging arm carried by said lever, a link connecting said arms, and lever mechanism lor adjusting the position of said crosshead.

48, In a cultivator, the eoml'iination ol a wheeled frame, a plurality of arches. connected therewith and arranged end to end, cultivator-gangs connected,with said arches, a seat-har, and means connected with said seatbar for adjusting said arches toward and from each other.

all), ln a cultivator, the combination el: a

' wheeled frame, a plurality of arches connected therewith and arranged end to sind, cultivator-gangs connected with said arches, and means for moving said arches laterally in the same direction and simultaneously swinging them relatively to the frame.

50. 1n a cultivator, the combination of a wheeled frame, a plurality of arches connected' therewith and arranged end to end, cultivatorgangs connected with said arches, means for moving said arches laterally in the same direction and simultaneously swinging them relativelyI to the frame, and means for adjusting said arches toward and from each other.

5l. ln a cultiv'stor, the combination of a wheeled frame, a plurality of arches carried thereby and arranged end to end, cul'tivatorgangs connected with. said arches, means for simultaneously adjusting said archeslaterally in the same direction, and means for holding said arches in parallelism with the line of draft when they are so moved laterally.

ln a cultivator, the combination ot' a wheeled. frame, a plurality of arches carried thereby and arranged end to end, cultivate"- gangs connected. with said arches, means for simultaneously adjusting said arches laterally in the same direction, means for adjusting said arches toward andtroin each other,

and means for holding said arches in parallelisili withthe li ne ci draft when they are moved laterally.

"i't.v ,in a cultivator, the combination of a frame, a pair ot cultivator-gangs at each yexi-d thereof, thc gangs of cach pair being independently adpistablevertically, and springs vfor 'pressing down upon the outer gangs of each pair,

54. An agricultural implement., having a frame, arches connected with said trame, furrow-openers connected with said arches, means for shifting said arches laterally, and means for maintaining substantially constent the distance between said arches when they are so shifted laterally,

55. An agricultural implement, having a frame, a laterally-swinging lever, a plurality of arches arranged parallel with the frame and movable transversely thereof, bars connected with said lever and with one another to iorm substantially a parallelogram, and means connecting said arches with said parallelogram.

56. An agricultural iniplement, having a frame, a laterally-swinging lever, a plurality of arches arranged parallel with the frame and movable transversely thereof, bars connected with said lever and with one another to form substantially a parallelogram, means connecting said arches with said parallelogram, and means lor adjusting the position ,of said parallelogram,

57. An agricultural implement, having a trame, a laterally-swinging lever, a plurality of arches arranged parallel with the frame and movable transversely thereof, bars connected with said lever and with one ano-ther to form sul'istantially a parallelogram, means connecting said arches with said parallelogram, and means independent oi' the movement ol saidlever for adjusting the position of said parallelogram.

58. An agricultural implement having a frame, wheels movable angularly relatively to the frame, a seat-support pivoted intermediately to swing laterally, means connecting said wheels with said seat-support, furrowpivot thereof,

Ain agricultural implement having a trame, wheels movable angularly relatively to the frame, a seat-sup ort pivoted intermediately to swing lateral y, means connecting said wheels with the seat-support, a plurality of furrow-opener gai'igs at each side of said seat-support, and means connecting said iurrow-open er gangs with said seat-.support forward ol the pivot thereof.

60. An agricultural implenr nt having a frame, wheels niovable singularly .relatively to the frame, a seat-support pivotally mount'- ed,interinediately te move laterally, means connecting said Wheels with the seat-support, arches at opposite sides ol' said seat-support, means connecting seat-support with 4sund,

'vating devices connected with said arches,

to the frame, a lever pivotally mounted to swing laterally, means actuated by said lever for moving said Wheels angularly, arches, urrowopeners connected with said arches, and means actuated by the operation of said lever for shifting` said arches to maintain substantially constant their angular relation to the line of draft. V

62. An agricultural implement having a frame, a lever pivotally mounted to svfing laterally, furrow-openers connected with said lever and movable laterally by the operation,`l thereof, and operating mechanism carried byI said lever-for maintaining substantially con* stant the distance between said furrow-openers when said lever is actuated.

68. Ain agricultural implement having a frame, furrowwopeners, a lever for moving said furrow-openers laterally in the same direction, and operating mechanism for maintaining' substantially constant the angular having a Ver?? relation of said furrow-openers with the line of draft When said furrow-openers are moved laterally.

64. An agricultural implement having a frame, Wheels movable angularly.relatively thereto, a pivotally-mounted seat-support adapted to swing laterally, iurrowbpener gangs, and` means actuated by said seat-sup# f iport for angularly adjusting said Wheels and simultaneously shifting said, gangs to correspend with the angular adjustment oi the Wheels.

65. An agricultural implement having a frame, Wheels movable angularly relatively to the frame, a laterally-swinging lever, means actuated by said lever for angularly adjusting the Wheels, one or more cultivatorarches, laterally-rigid cultivator-gang's connected with said arches, and means actuated by said lever for moving said arches laterally.

D. B. Mollema, WM. R. Bonn. 

